Many claim the "Sweat Box" to be a punishment technique of the past within the Prison system. Although reliable sources have admitted they are still in existance and use! The first image on this page ( L to R ) is of a contemporary "Sweat Box" on the grounds of the Putnam County GA. Prison. The structure is about the size of a large Dog house and is not tall enough for a human to stand inside. It is approximately eight feet in length.
The second image is of the "Sweat Box" at the Florida's Women's Prison. "Dept. of Corrections - Florida 1958, The use of sweat boxes ends. According to former Road Prison Director, L.W. Griffith, many inmates stayed in the sweat boxes for a minimum of 10 days. They were given a half pound of cornbread and water. The box was 6' x 3', and if two were in it, they could not lay down to sleep"
Putnam Co. GA. Prison Sweat Box
Florida Women's Prison Sweat Box
Duval Co.Florida Sweatbox
Ft. Larned Sweatbox
TIME Magazine Oct. 24th, 1932 - "On the afternoon of June 3, Arthur Maillefert, 22. of Westfield. N. J., serving nine years for stealing $30. was found strangled to death in the "sweatbox" of Duval County's Sunbeam prison camp. A sweatbox is a windowless outdoor solitary confinement cell little bigger than a coffin. According to Florida law it should be 3 ft. broad. There should be ventilation. Arthur Maillefert. called "Jersey" by his prison mates, had passed the previous evening in the sweatbox naked and inside a barrel out of which he tried to gnaw"